ABOUT WOVN.io

Localize the Internet

We're localizing the world’s websites to create an internet for everyone.

Vital work

Eliminate unnecessary work and focus on work that is vital to our mission.

Prototype work

In all we do, we get started quickly and continuously and iteratively improve using a “prototype” mindset.

Teamwork and expertise

Together we form a team whose capabilities are amplified by the combination of many expertises.

WHAT WE DO

From personal blogs to large e-commerce websites, our goal is to make website localization as easy as possible. WOVN.io is straightforward, its design is uncluttered, and it's available to all.

Board members

Takaharu Hayashi

CEO

Takaharu Hayashi

CEO

Takaharu Hayashi is WOVN.io's CEO. He was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. After working as an engineer of in-vehicle devices and social-network games, and as a growth hacker for EC platforms, he founded Minimal Technologies, Inc.

Jeffrey Sandford

CTO

Jeffrey Sandford

CTO

Jeffrey Sandford is WOVN.io's co-founder and CTO.
He was born in Illinois, U.S., and studied Computer Science at the University of Texas, Austin. After working as a freelance engineer, he founded Tokago Creative in 2009. He moved to Japan in 2011 and joined WOVN.io in 2014.

Hisayuki Uemori

COO

Hisayuki Uemori

COO

Hisayuki Uemori is WOVN.io's COO. He is from Hokkaido. After working as a business strategy consultant for Deloitte Tohmatsu, where he was in charge of auditing and due diligence for Merger and Acquisitions, he joined WOVN.io in 2016. He is also a certified public accountant.

Takaharu Hayashi

CEO

Takaharu Hayashi

CEO

Takaharu Hayashi is WOVN.io's CEO. He was born in Sapporo, Hokkaido. After working as an engineer of in-vehicle devices and social-network games, and as a growth hacker for EC platforms, he founded Minimal Technologies, Inc.

Jeffrey Sandford

CTO

Jeffrey Sandford

CTO

Jeffrey Sandford is WOVN.io's co-founder and CTO.
He was born in Illinois, U.S., and studied Computer Science at the University of Texas, Austin. After working as a freelance engineer, he founded Tokago Creative in 2009. He moved to Japan in 2011 and joined WOVN.io in 2014.

Hisayuki Uemori

COO

Hisayuki Uemori

COO

Hisayuki Uemori is WOVN.io's COO. He is from Hokkaido. After working as a business strategy consultant for Deloitte Tohmatsu, where he was in charge of auditing and due diligence for Merger and Acquisitions, he joined WOVN.io in 2016. He is also a certified public accountant.